Maverick Heritage

Ash Cordell was only ten when his parents were murdered in cold blood and their home burned to the ground. The details of his own rescue were vague in his mind, but he remembered distinctly the valley he had known as a little boy - and the unusual boot worn by one of the men who had pillaged the Cordell spread.

On the Harchett outfit, Ash had grown into manhood. He'd become strong and sturdy, and had eventually drifted onto the Double-D Ranch where he fell in love with Laura Desling, the owner's daughter.

Despite his good fortune, he couldn't settle down - not until he found the lost valley of his childhood and had identified the raiders who had come in the dead of night and terrorized an entire family.